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Plastic surgeon preferences for compression garments and length of time to wear differ. Ask your PS for post-operative protocols that he/she wants you to follow. Some of my patients find that Ace bandages work fine as sock compression garments can a bit tight and uncomfortable. Following a BBL, I typically ask patients to use adjustable garments with multiple bands so that tension can be adjusted and the areas of liposuction are less likely to get a fluid collection. The garments typically do not cover the buttocks.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA
Rose,Usually a medium compression Jobst type garment is fine (20-30 mmHg). High calf or thigh high are both good.Dr T
Without photos it is difficult to give specific advice. I think it is possible that the result may improve with time. If not, additional fat grafting is a reasonable option and can work for a host of contour depressions.Kenneth Hughes, MD, ABPS Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA
No, BBL pain is no where as intense or limiting as is gallbladder surgery. The first day after BBL there is an uncomfortable fullness of the buttocks. Sometimes there is a dull aching pain in the muscle itself which can be quite uncomfortable for a couple hours, but in my experience, if the...
Hi and welcome to our forum!Congratulationson your recent procedure...The procedure of liposuction is an"insult" to the soft tissues, resulting in swelling which willinitially totally obscure the operative result. Thepurpose of a compression garment is to prevent bleeding and...
